| 100% | AESOP | 5 | "Lion's share" originated from a story of his |
| 47% | PORTNOYSCOMPLIANT | 17 | Story of a Jewish bachelor who's solicitous of his mother's wishes? |
| 45% | MANESQUEEZE | 11 | Result of a lion's covering his ears? |
| 45% | RODIN | 5 | His "The Gates of Hell" depicts a scene from Dante's "In*rno" |
| 43% | ROARS | 5 | Sounds from a den of lions |
| 43% | LORE | 4 | A body of stories from ancient times |
| 42% | EVELINE | 7 | Title woman of a story from James Joyce's "Dubliners" |
| 42% | TELLS | 5 | Shares a piece of news or story |
| 41% | FLASHBACK | 9 | A book scene from before the start of the story |
| 40% | BIO | 3 | Story of a person's life, for short |
| 40% | ROAR | 4 | Cry from a lion's den |
| 40% | ROAR | 4 | Sound from a lion's den |
| 39% | MORAL | 5 | Conclusion of a story, or the learning from that |
| 38% | HOG | 3 | Take the lion's share of |
| 38% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | A story of fantasy, like Cinderella |
| 38% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S. of A. |
| 38% | NEHRU | 5 | Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned |
| 38% | MORAL | 5 | Lesson from a story |
| 38% | RACE | 4 | Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father: A Story of ___ and Inheritance" |
| 38% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 38% | ARC | 3 | Story ___ (path of a character's narrative) |
| 37% | ORLANDO | 7 | ___ Bloom, "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor who shares his name with a Floridian city |
| 37% | DRAKE | 5 | Nathan ___, lead character of the movie "Uncharted" who shares his name with a bird |
| 37% | COPAY | 5 | One's share of a medical bill, maybe |
| 37% | MCCONNELL | 9 | This Kentucky politician last year requested a new nickname of "Grim Reaper" from his supporters |
| 37% | HOOD | 4 | Robin ___, lead character of the many eponymous movies who shares his name with a bird |
| 37% | JAY | 3 | ___ Gatsby, lead character of "The Great Gatsby" movie who shares his name with a bird |
| 37% | HER | 3 | Start of a feminist's story? |
| 37% | LAHTI | 5 | Actress Christine who wrote "True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age" |
| 37% | ILIAD | 5 | Story of a siege |